Europe & Central Asia · G20
Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
36.9%
-2.8 pts since 1998
Welfare · 2024
Not available
Healthcare · 2024
Not available
Defence · 2024
6.87%
+3.1 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
Not available
Debt interest · 2024
Not available
Gross debt · 2025
16.6%
of GDP · -35 pts since 1997
Population · 2025
143.5m
-3.3% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Russian Federation yet.
Welfare rose from 7.5% to 14.1% of GDP between 2000 and 2020.
Healthcare rose from 3.0% to 5.9% of GDP between 2000 and 2020, then fell to 4.9% by 2023.
Defence fell from 3.8% to 2.7% of GDP between 1995 and 1998, then rose to 7.5% by 2025.
Education rose from 2.9% to 4.7% of GDP between 2000 and 2017, then fell to 4.2% by 2023.
Debt interest fell from 3.5% to 0.5% of GDP between 2000 and 2007, then rose to 0.9% by 2020.
Total spending fell from 39.7% to 29.0% of GDP between 1998 and 2006, then rose to 36.9% by 2024.
Gross debt fell from 51.5% to 7.4% of GDP between 1997 and 2008, then rose to 16.6% by 2025.
Population fell from 148.4 million in 1995 to 143.5 million in 2025; the UN projects 137.5 million by 2050.